Think cocoa is a baby drink? Do not rush to draw such conclusions. If you approach the recipe creatively, adding spices and spices to the drink and pouring in alcohol, then ordinary cocoa will become a real culinary masterpiece.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Cocoa is a delicious and healthy chocolate drink. It invigorates in the morning no worse than coffee, because is an excellent antidepressant that improves mood and tones. In addition, cocoa is nutritious, since it contains a lot of vegetable fats, vitamins, and minerals. To make the drink tasty, purchase cocoa powder without foreign additives and fillers. It is unnecessary to buy it with a mark on the manufacturer's packaging "instant". It will not make a tasty and complete drink.
During the cooking process in cocoa, lumps may form, or the powder will simply stick to the pan. This happens because cocoa is poured into cool water or milk. For this reason, keep the temperature of the liquid warm. In addition to the classic drink, there are original recipes. For example, with spices. And for adults, a little cognac, rum or liqueur is added to cocoa. Sometimes there is a specific bitter taste in cocoa that not everyone likes. However, if you prepare the drink correctly, then the bitterness will harmoniously combine with the strength and aromas. To remove excess bitterness, add honey, sugar or fructose syrup to the drink, then balance the taste.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 374 kcal.
- Servings - 500 ml
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Milk - 500 ml
- Instant coffee - 1 tablespoon
- Carnation - 3 buds
- Allspice - 4 peas
- Cocoa - 2 tablespoons
- Sugar - 2 tablespoons or to taste
- Cognac - 100 ml
- Anise - 1 star
Step by step preparation of alcoholic cocoa with spices:
1. Pour milk into a steaming pan. Place over medium heat and heat.
2. Combine cocoa, coffee and sugar. Stir.
3. Pour the chocolate mixture into warm milk, stir and continue to heat the milk.
4. Dip spices in cocoa. Bring it to a boil and remove from heat. Close the lid and leave to infuse for half an hour so that the drink absorbs the aroma and taste of the spices.
5. Remove all spices from the drink. To do this, you can remove the spices with a slotted spoon or strain the cocoa through a fine sieve or cheesecloth. If the drink has time to cool down a little, warm it up. Pour in cognac, stir and serve to the dessert table. You can drink this cocoa warm or chilled. In addition, if you add gelatin, then you can make a delicious sweet dessert - jelly.
See also a video recipe on how to make homemade cocoa liqueur with condensed milk.
